This collection includes theses and dissertations as well as some capstone projects and Master’s projects. The Digital Institutional Repository contains most RIT theses; however, not all past works have been digitized. If you are seeking a specific thesis and do not see it here, please contact the RIT Archives Collections.
All theses and dissertations from 2010 to the present are also available to Rochester Institute of Technology faculty, students and staff from ProQuest.
To browse dissertations and theses by academic department or program, please go to the Colleges and Departments page.
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
An investigation leading to the production of a nonlift tea service, David Vukelich
Graphic design on the staromat, Bruce Weinstein
Salt Glazed Clay Surfaces, Brian Williams
Wood firing, Robert Woo
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Black faces and their emotions, Margaret Anderson
Rearrangement of allylic alcohols, Herbert Barbehenn
Alkylation and arylalkylation of hydrazones, Ann Bayley
An Investigation of the Aesthetic Quality of Gloss as Produced by Overprint Varnishing, John Bechtel
Construction of a magneto-optic shutter utilizing the Faraday effect, Christian Bergerson and Richard Leary
Design of a Tactile Vocoder, Roger Carr
The Shoreline, Yosaif Cohain
An Audio Oscillator Triggering Circuit for the EG&G 501 High Speed Stroboscope; with Integrated Digital Timing, Boisey Collins
An Instrument for the Determination of Photographic Film Drying Rates, John Dahms and W. Fox
A color photometer for calibrating light sources, Harvey Gartner
Design considerations for a recording instrument to be used in conjunction with R.I.T.'s radio astronomy system, Robert D. Harned
Lusters and the slab form in raku, Richard Hirsch
My Daughter Tisha and Our Art, Catherine Jepson
The Search for the Mystic Element in Weaving, Nasrin Keyhan
A study of zoomorphic abstractions with raku sculpture, Andrew Krouse
Tone Reproduction of Small-Scale Images Using Lithographic Film Under Infectious and Noninfectious Developmental Conditions, Julian Lopez
The Effect of Flash Duration on Spectral Color-Naming, David Loshin and Edward Saunders
A Study of Latent Image Formation in Photographic Emulsions Subjected to a Combination of High and Low Intensity Exposures, George MacManus
The Synthesis and Application of Programmable Counters, James Milne
The Patient as Object, Mitchell Payne
An instrument for rapid determination of granularity in photographic film samples, Melvin E. Pollard
Analysis of color errors and their sources in a commercial color reproduction process, Sakda Siriphan
Theory of Optical Spatial Filtering and its Application to Enhance Low Contrast Fingerprint Images, Ludwig Scherlowski
Comparison of the development characteristics of a sodium thiosulfate monobath with that of a mercaptoacetic acid monobath, Richard Smith
Teilhard de Chardin's Mass on the World, Mary Stover
Variations in functional relationships between amplitude and phase images, Gilbert Tunney
Effects of packing and changes of squeeze pressure on image sharpness when printing with compressible and noncompressible blankets, Walter Twarosch
Determining the temperature of hot solid bodies by means of photographic pyrometry, using the two-filter comparison method, Edward White
Computer Application of Historical Data, Raymond Wright
Peak harmonic distortion due to quantization, On-Ching Yue
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
Photographic letterforms, Frank Argento
A Study of Consumer Acceptance of a No-Loss Credit Card Verification System, Dean Arlidge
Photo Extensions by a Painter, Catherin Berger
The Pilgrimage of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Winifred Bixler
A quantitative evaluation technique for diazo coated lithographic printing plate images, after exposure, Walter Bruehs
Wet film sensitometry with an infrared scanning densitometer, Anthony Casinelli and John Hisler
Flat Monumentality, Theodora Cichy
Preparation of tetrahydroxydiboron, Terence Conklin
The Stability of a Nonlinear, Time-Varying Control System, Joseph Connolly
The Stunting of Creative and Mental Growth; or, the Evolution and Pollution of Ideas, Nelson Dodson
Familia, Maria Emerson
The Function of Flat Shape in Painting, Marla Friedrich
The Investigation of Sculptural Forms, John Frisenda
Interference Coatings, Bruno Glavich
Generation of sinusoidal test images by incoherent spatial filtering, Joel Gray
Personal Imagery and Paint, Stuart Green
Diffusion of the thiosulfate ion out of photographic film during washing, Kenneth Haring
Figurative Painting and the Photograph, Thomas Insalaco
Parasitic pleasure-craft, Anthony Jachimowicz
Decorative ceramics for architectural applications, Robert J. Jarvis
Detection of Developer By-products Using the Schlieren Method, Stephen Kelly and Ralph Simon
The modulation of sine-wave gratings at Fourier and Fresnel imaging points, Donald Kingsley
An Investigation into the Development Process of Medical X-Ray Films, Alfred Knapp and Johnny Hovis
Problems in Perception: The Role of Art in Special Education, Patricia Koch
Determination and application of Winstein-Grunwald M and Y values in bridged polycyclic systems, Rosemary Leyden
Unsteady State Heat Transfer in a Composite Medium Exposed to Radiant Heat Energy, Ripujit Mackar
An examination of the conclusion proposed by W.A. Thornton on the "Luminosity and color rendering capability of white light", Mary A. Maier
Spatial interactions in monobath development, Gary McSweeney
A Comparison Study of Resolving Power Targets, Robert Mericsko and Kent Collier
A Study of the Effects of the Addition of Halogen on the Redox Potentials of Several Sensitizing Dyes, Stephen Noland
Experimental study in systems optimization of an Ansco Model 4 microdensitometer, George Orton and Mitchell Stevens
A correlation between object color and image apparent color in an aerial film false color system, Steven Paes
Natural Forms in Abstract Painting, Teresa Patti
Contemporary religious graphic design, Vlasta Paul
Visual Metaphors, Bonnie Gordon Pfahl
Photographic Dependence/Independence, Patricia Porcynaluk
Deflections of a Ring Due to Normal Loads Using Energy Method and Stiffness Matrix Method, A.J. Rabinowitz
A study of the holy as an aesthetic phenomenon, Thomas Raterman
A Study of Solarization in the Negative Image of Reversal Films and Sensitivity and Development Rate as a Function of First Exposure, Maximiliano Rivera
Ceramic sculpture and sculptural containers, William Rodler
Painting into Space, Natalie Schwartz
Fact and Illusion in Painting, Patricia Sennett
The Design and Development of a Professional Super-8 Movie Camera, Donald Simonini
Ceramic tea service, Patricia K. Swyler
Single Element Fiber Forms, Carolyn Thomas
An Optical Technique for On-Film Recording of Lens Aperture and Focus Settings, Richard Thompson
An Experiment in the Use of Graphics for Musical Interpretation, James Van de Car
An individual analysis of the photography-painting relationship, Lawrence White
Ceramic planters that function as space dividers, Richard Zimmer
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
The Modulation Transfer Function of the Human Visual System at Selected Spectral Frequencies, George L. Ayers
Selected Poems of Robert Frost, Peter Basti
Ink Film Thickness and its Relation to Dot Size in Photo Offset Lithography, Richard J. Byer
Drawing and painting on pottery forms, Roger Churches
The reaction products and the kinetics of the reactions between hypochlorite ions and thiosulfate and tetrathionate ions, Thomas Dagon
Streak Photography: An Exploratory Experiment for Future Display Techniques, Andrew Davidhazy
Reaction of Boron Trichloride with Methoxyamine Hydrochloride, Stephen L. Douglass
Certain relationships between painters of the Mannerist School and selected contemporary painters, Phillip Duell
Varying Contrast of Ektacolor Paper by Rehalogenation Techniques, James Esser
Stoneware and porcelain fireplaces, Rick E. Flannery
New Concepts in Illustration Techniques for the Printed Media, David Folkman
Eroticism, Dream Imagery and Symbolism, Denny Immergut
Development of a Series of Geometric Shaped Canvas Paintings, William Johnston
Hand Puppets, Robert Knorr
Pattern recognition by means of electric stimuli, Melvyn Kreitzer
A visual dialogue with Italy, Suzanne Langelier
